Resources for Students

Learning Support

A Guide to Interpreting SPSS Output -
How to interpret frequency distributions, crosstabulations, comparison of means tests, correlations, and OLS regressions done in SPSS. Used in teaching
undergraduate Introduction to Statistics course.

Data Citations - Citing
data is as important as citing literature used in a paper. This is a discussion of why it is important and how to properly
cite data.

Data Management Plans - Guidelines for effective data management, most useful for graduate students and
faculty beginning research projects for the first time. Information given responds to the requirements of federal funding agencies such as the National Institutes
of Health and National Science Foundation.

Research Paper Competition

The ICPSR Research Paper Competition is an annual event open to undergraduate
and graduate students and recent graduates. The competition seeks to highlight exemplary student research papers based on quantitative analysis of
ICPSR data. Each of the four competition categories addresses a particular research topic and has specific eligibility requirements for entry.
Awards include cash prizes and publication in the ICPSR Bulletin for first-place winners and on the ICPSR website for all winners.

Summer Undergraduate Internship Program

The ICPSR summer internship program provides undergraduate
students with a unique and expansive experience that introduces all aspects of social science research and includes
supported exploration of a research query from start to finish, "hands on" data management, and focused methodological
training in quantitative research. The internship program is excellent preparation for advanced studies and careers
social science research.

Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research

The Summer Program provides a comprehensive, integrated program of studies,
statistics, data analysis, and social science methodology. Its instructional environment stresses integration of methods
of quantitative analysis within a broader context of substantive social research. The Summer Program takes place from early
June to late August and most classes are held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Webinars and Tutorials

The ICPSR YouTube Channel presents Webinars and tutorials on
accessing and using ICPSR resources. The Webinars cover a variety of topics, including finding what you want on
the ICPSR website, analyzing ICPSR data online, creating setup files for SPSS, debugging SAS, SPSS, and Stata code, etc.